iPad 3 Released Worldwide: Customers Reactions (PHOTOS)

Construction manager David Tarasenko poses with the first new iPad from a store in Sydney, moments after midnight, March 16, 2012. Photo: Reuters

Zhuo Hanling with his wife Seah Swee Kheng and their daughter pose with their new iPads after being first in line to purchase the tablet computer in Singapore March 16, 2012. Photo: REUTERS/Tim Chong

Japan's first new iPad buyer Ryu Watanabe poses after purchasing the tablet in front of the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Photo: Reuters

Balazs Gal, one of the first new iPad buyers in Germany, poses with a new iPad (R) and an iPad2 in the Apple store in Munich March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad went on a sale in Germany on Friday and more than 500 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in front of the shop prior to its opening. Photo: Reuters

Oliver Voelkers holds up a new iPad being the first customer to purchase the most recent model of Apple's tablet computer at an electronic retailer in Berlin March 16, 2012. The new iPad goes on sale on Friday in 10 countries, including the United States, Canada, Singapore, France and Britain, with diehards lining up overnight in front of Apple stores in Munich, Paris, London, Singapore and Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Derek Clair @DerekClair tweeted “Hooray for me and a the new iPad.” We also like, “A picture of my old iPad taken with my new iPad,” from Gary Henderson (@GaryLHenderson). Photo: IBTimes UK

A woman from Michigan going by the Twitter name @Droid_Keisha tweeted, “FedEx dropped off my iPad and I Set it up in less than 5 min. Screen looks absolutely amazing. Glad I pre-ordered.” Photo: Reuters

Wisconson based Daniel Laughland posted this on his Facebook profile; “iHaz new iPad. Hooray for pixels!” Photo: REUTERS

Daniel Ballard of Utah wrote, “Woah, the new iPad is incredible, the sound quality is awesome, the picture is incredible, everything is incredible. There is a tremendous difference between the iPad two and the new iPad,” on his Facebook. Photo: Reuters

Benjamin Ing, who works at Sony, had this to say on his Facebook. “First post from the new iPad. Still restoring and downloading new Retina apps, but already the screen is beautiful!” Photo: IBTimes UK

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (L) talks to a customer as he and his wife Janet (not pictured) wait in line overnight with customers to purchase the new iPad at the Apple Store in Century City Westfield Shopping Mall, Los Angeles, California March 16, 2012. Photo: Reuters

Goran Marberg holds his new iPad, autographed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who, with his wife Janet, waited in line overnight with customers at the Apple Store in Century City Westfield Shopping Mall in Los Angeles, California March 16, 2012. newipadhd3 Photo: Reuters

Gordan Cheng uses his iPhone and Mac computer while waiting in line overnight to purchase the new iPad at the Apple Store in Century City Westfield Shopping Mall in Los Angeles, 4 Photo: Reuters

A man walks past demonstrators protesting during the intial sales of the new iPad at the Apple flagship retail store in San Francisco, California March 16, 2012. Photo: Reuters

Scott Miner reacts as he emerges from the Apple flagship retail store as the first local customer to purchase the new iPad in San Francisco, California March 16, 2012 Photo: Reuters

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iPad 3 has launched its worldwide release to thousand of waiting fans and tech aficionados alike. David Tarasenko, a construction manager from Sydney, Australia was the first lucky buyer of a new iPad 3 HD. From there, store openings across Austrailia and Asia continued before European stores opened at 8 a.m. local time. In San Francisco, one of Apple's flagship stores, customers waited in light rain as local television crews shot news reels of people holding umbrellas and reading their iPhones. So far, there's been lots Internet comments going out on Facebook and Twitter, so we'll high-light a few of them along with a few pictures of some the first buyers in cities around the world. After Tarasenko, Zhuo Hanling, his wife Seah Swee Kheng and their daughter were first to buy an iPad in Singapore.

Our favorite comment so far has been from Rashad Burgess' Facebook page. He's a branch chief at the CDC in Atlanta, so he's obviously intelligent, and his profile picture shows his bright smile as he posted, Just picked up the new iPad, I feel like a kid at Christmas, :-).

From Twitter, a man going by the Twitter handle @HeySingletary tweeted, A FedEx truck just drove by my house. Didn't stop. What a tease. I don't know how much more of this I can take.

Start the slideshow to see the first iPad buyers from major cities around the world and read some more Twitter and Facebook reactions from other new iPad owners. Tell us in the comments if you're still on the fence about buying the new iPad or if you're determined to hold out and wait for thorough reviews from your trusted tech friends.

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